Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-25
IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
IRE UNITED STATS house OF REPRE-
sEKTATtvEs YESTERDAY.
The Debate on the Pauper porsios Bill
General BraRe's Speech-Brien
mad Personals

ft'rom Our Regular Co-roapondentl
WAsufxcrov. February 2f.-Thcre
oas on average attendance on the floor
,bis morning notwithstan hing the early
hour of assembling, hut the galleries
by NO means showed expectancy ON the
ran of tlic public uatli On hour later,
when they were packed
On the Republican side, while the
Journal was reading. q large group
.nthcrcd around Mr. Morrill,, OF Nan
.a.. Che leading Republican member
.n tlc Invalid Pensions Committee.
U,v were gentlemen who de-
.,rrl time m which - discuss
1,e mansion bin. Mr. Morrill, having
,,,,r.i o. tac time ON that side OF The
clouh.r Four priyata pension vetoes
were r,ajas tho first business, winch
acicd "a additional stimulus Tor the
tbougltfu. representatives OF both par
ties and additional annoyance 70 the
other sort. especially the Republicans.
While tins WAS going on Morrison
aud Randall consulted boiorc -
o'clock Mr.. Maison cudeay0r'd 70 get
10 the vetoed I'LL, Int Mr.. Blount
utcrposcd with the post-ofli,c appro-
praiion bin concurrence IN sundry
4mcndmcnts. Mr. Burrows explained
HAT certain gentlemen who expected to
Dr.. IN their seats at - o'clock were
detained and might be deprived Of
.lcir votes. Finally on arrange
mont was effected 10y which
nr.c OF tine amendments to the
.rpr1priaiiou were considered. Gene
nj Cox DIRECTED 10 closing the debate
q l,ifpast 4 o'clock, and 1t was de
.J.i a. close ut I o'clock. At the
conclusion 81 O'ilnra's speech he asked
uarimor, consent TO PRINT additional
,.tnark, bat Bragg IN his dryest
.a,re. objected Images sp 'ech was
.r.of thr most incisiyc he has ever
delivered here For the most part he
declined to hc interrupted, winch was
,.. U,se-t policy The Republicans
.r]eav1rai to irritatc the irritable little
fellow II every turn, hut he shrewdly
rYr,E,i the even tenor Of his way.
llc shook N Boutellc with fine scorn
and demolished Brumm with an adj
..ctive As the debate proceeded Nor
r-Uu t.nb the floor for the veto, re-
.,r~,ua his position Hepburn rallied
fl, Republicans with fierce attack on
tho errat newspapers and cities. Mat
20 closed the debate. lie labored
.oi tp offend the President.
A. IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
The scene was one Of the most i'm
unr,siyr witnessed during the present
Congress The people filled the gale
..r.c-. oven that reserved for executive
l~r. and stood around every door.
lhry listened with intense interest to
.p.t of the speeches.
Nr -. :. Cox left his bed TO come
r,o tire House TO give his vote. He
..ks Amos; chastity.
it, Huu~c Committee on the Judi
NY at ito sitting this morning adopt
"a m amendment t. the dircct-tax
mul hill to the effect that If any
-ttc declined t. receive its share the
money should be turned into the
treasury of the United States. The
no was reported fayorably with this
au.udmont
Mr. O'Ferrall tried 70 have the
lions. iIl substituted for the Senate
u lr change Of boundary OF the
Fourth collection district of Virginia,
500. Nr Raudall's call for the regular
ORDER cut him off
ln Henderson called mp from the
ELECTIONS Coumittceth, contested elec-
ruD uf Kidd against steele, known rs
OH. Indiana election case. There was
.. opposition to the report, which was
unanimously in favor OF Steele Tie
.ua..an). the sitting member, and Mr.
henderson therefore moved the pre-
...r,. question Ii WAS ordered and the
.,urt adopted without a dissenting
'I.r
NoITs Is GENERAL.
Conceal Cox presented the memorial
,hr shape Of "a resolution adopt
U iy tie trustees of the Uni
...,.tg ol North Carolina in favor
a., passage of tine Hatch bill to
.ulr.h experimental stations THIS
...,I.,iou rrcitt, &C. At the University
North Carolina. which has received
r.. ,r.rc.i- of M. s,la of Manuscript
ui'rtl, Mud-er.ut net Of 1852, there
r. abundant hind AM laboratory IA
uti.s th.t can be- placed at the DIS
.....,I Of ArNu. r.mcntal station, Ne,
..aui tho mll. fly will cooperate with
.uph station m every way possible.
Gnpul Cox a.-o presented the petit
....,..F 1.I rlfy.u~ Of Rockingham
county. ~ G.. asking the repeal of ia
t.ma' taxes
Nr HHl.snw s,ntcd the petition
.f nmmu =. huYks and others,
,.mm.t...ol tLe sons aud Daughters
.t Columbia. for tire passage OF Senate
I.I.--
rIEsoNtLa
Minister Jarvis. Mrs. Jarvis, and the
.u..s accompanying them Will leave
tr.c,tv IN the morning. Governor Jar
,- as lrvilir,twp to Brazil the first
e.rI4n 'uui.
Its consider Il most probable that
General Robert T.. Vance, Assistant
DDuu.~.ouO, viii hc appointed Com
missioner %. ratoLts in place of Mr..
Montgomery. RESIGNED. General Vance
500, candidate for the place when Mr.
Montgomery received the appointment.
ior several years he was chairman OF
i.r Hms. Committee ON Patents, and
t. acted as Commissioner during the
.u.,uce of NJ Montgomery.
NrJ. n. Abrahams, Assistant Comp
uI.,r OF the Currency, went to Pow
utap county yesterday to bury ms
father. just deceased.
It.r Tusley, Richmond Robert
w. Hughes. Norfolk; II. c. Maddox
Gauquicr White Springs; Captain Pat
D-ou. E,tcrsbug, and j. b. Ficklln,
>r.u.a. are in the city.
MIN. CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. p, 1887.